L.M. Montgomery | Tourism Prince Edward Island L.M. Montgomery L.M. Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on the north shore of Prince Edward Island in 1874 and raised in Cavendish by her grandparents. It was here that she penned her most famous novel, Anne of Green Gables, which is beloved around the globe and has been translated into 15 different languages. While Anne of Green Gables was named #14 on NPR’s Top 100 Teen Novels list , Lucy Maud penned many other novels and short pieces of fiction . The story of Anne spanned a series of eight novels, and other best-sellers included Emily of New Moon, Jane of Lantern Hill, Pat of Silver Bush, and The Story Girl. Many of her works went on to receive film adaptations . Interested in learning more about L.M. Montgomery? See below for clubs and research dedicated to the author or check out the L.M. Montgomery Institute website . Her personal scrapbooks and book covers can be viewed here. Anne of Green Gables Society Avonlea, PO Box 491 Kensington, PEI C0B 1M0 L.M.

Montgomery (Author of Anne of Green Gables) edit data Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911 in Prince Edward Island. Her three children were born at Leaskdale, and she wrote close to a dozen books while she was living in the Leaskdale Manse before the Macdonald family moved to Norval, Ontario in 1926. Maud died in Toronto April 24, 1942 and was buried at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. For more information, please see Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.

The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911 in Prince Edward Island. Her three children were born at Leaskdale, and she wrote close to a dozen books while she was living in the Leaskdale Manse before the Macdonald family moved to Norval, Ontario in 1926. Maud died in Toronto April 24, 1942 and was buried at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. For more information, please see ...more Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery | PenguinRandomHouse.com Add to Cart About Anne of Green Gables “Matthew had taken the scrawny little hand awkwardly in his; then and there he decided what to do. He could not tell this child with the glowing eyes that there had been a mistake. . .

.” When eleven-year-old Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables with nothing but a carpetbag and an overactive imagination, she knows that she has found her home. But first she must convince the Cuthberts to let her stay, even though she isn’t the boy they’d hoped for. The loquacious Anne quickly finds her way into their hearts, as she has with generations of readers, and her charming, ingenious adventures in Avonlea, filled with colorful characters and tender escapades, linger forever in our memories. This Modern Library edition of the first of L. M. Montgomery’s beloved and immensely popular Avonlea novels features the restored original text and an Introduction by the noted children’s literature scholar Jack Zipes. About Anne of Green Gables 2008 is the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables. Anne Shirley, Mark Twain observed, is “the dearest and most loveable child in fiction since the immortal Alice,” and like the elderly Cuthberts, who had hoped to adopt a boy instead of the spunky red-headed girl, generations of readers have grown to love the impetuous orphan. 2008 is the hundredth anniversary of the publication of this much loved classic.

About Anne of Green Gables When the Cathberts adopt an orphan, they aren’t prepared for Anne Shirley. But the spunky heroine wins everyone’s heart and finds herself a true home at last. About Anne of Green Gables Anne Shirley is, Mark Twain observed, “the dearest and most lovable child in fiction since the immortal Alice,” and like the elderly Cuthberts who had hoped to adopt a boy instead of the spunky red-headed orphan, generations of readers have grown to love the impetuous Anne. Canada’s best known and most beloved novel is available in the definitive text of Montgomery’s 1908 classic, an enchanting and timeless story of real lives and real loves. About Anne of Green Gables "She’ll have to go back." Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had decided to adopt an orphan. They wanted a nice sturdy boy to help Matthew with the farm chores. The orphanage sent a girl instead – a mischievous, talkative redhead who the Cuthberts thought would be no use at all. But as soon as Anne arrived at the snug, white farmhouse called Green Gables, she knew she wanted to stay forever.

And the longer Anne stayed, the harder it was for anyone to imagine Green Gables without her. The Anne Books Delightful, unpredictable Anne Shirley has been charming readers of all ages, in every part of the world, for over three-quarters of a century. Bestsellers from the moment they were published, the Anne Of Green Gables novels have allowed generations of children to grow up right along with Anne. About Anne of Green Gables As soon as Anne Shirley arrived at the snug, white farmhouse called Green Gables, she knew she wanted to stay forever… but would the Cuthberts send her back to the orphanage? Anne knows she’s not what they expected — a skinny girl with decidedly red hair and a temper to match. If only she could convince them to let her stay, she’d try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes or blurt out the very first thing she had to say. Anne was not like anybody else, everyone at Green Gables agreed; she was special — a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreamed of the day when she could call herself Anne of Green Gables. About Anne of Green Gables Anne (with an ‘e’ of course) starts out as a mistake.

The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead? Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905. Anne’s courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature’s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world. This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Butler MacDonald, one of L. M. Montgomery’s grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this “kindred spirit” for the first time. About Anne of Green Gables An eleven-year-old orphan, Anne Shirley, comes to help out on a farm on Prince Edward Island and wins the hearts of everyone at Avonlea—a story so popular that it spawned eight sequels after its initial publication in 1908, and has sold millions of copies in paperback.

About Anne of Green Gables An eleven-year-old orphan, Anne Shirley, comes to help out on a farm on Prince Edward Island and wins the hearts of everyone at Avonlea—a story so popular that it spawned eight sequels after its initial publication in 1908, and has sold millions of copies in paperback. From the Hardcover edition. About Anne of Green Gables When the Cathberts adopt an orphan, they aren’t prepared for Anne Shirley. But the spunky heroine wins everyone’s heart and finds herself a true home at last. From the Trade Paperback edition. About Anne of Green Gables Anne (with an ‘e’ of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead? Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905.

Anne’s courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature’s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world. This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Butler MacDonald, one of L. M. Montgomery’s grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this “kindred spirit” for the first time. From the Hardcover edition. Get the news you want from Penguin Random House Praise "Aficionados of the auburn-tressed waif will find Anne of Green Gables lavishly illustrated." –Smithsonian Magazine About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M.

Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M.

Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942. About L.M. Montgomery L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the setting of nineteen of her twenty novels. She died in Toronto in 1942.

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Matthew's gift of a dress with puffed sleeves. Anne being accepted to Queens College. Even though it's been at least 18 years since I last read the Anne of Green Gables series, it seems as if all of the details are still pressed into my brain. My remembrance of the series has less to do with a stellar recognizance abilities and more to do with the fact that red-headed Anne and her adventures were in high rotation in my elementary school reading--right up there with the Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley Twins, and Dinotopia series. Much to my delight, my parents decided to take my sister and I on a road trip to Prince Edward Island so that we could see the places that inspired the writer of the Anne series, Lucy Maud Montgomery, to write down those beloved stories of mine. Thankfully, we didn't drive the entire way to Canada from South Carolina, but it was still quite a haul taking our rental car from New York City to PEI via New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It's a good thing we all really love each other since we ended up spending two weeks a car together.

That trip solidified my love of all things Anne Shirley and, while I ended up reading most of what Montgomery wrote, nothing could touch the Anne of Green Gables series. Thankfully, the books remain a staple of childhood literature, and if you haven't picked a copy of the series yet, I strongly encourage you to stop whatever you're reading and start them immediately. No pressure. And then, if you, too, want to go on your very own Anne jaunt, you should head up to Prince Edward Island to check out these places tied to the novels: Green Gables { via } 1) Green Gables . Yes, the titular house actually exists! Located inside the PEI National Park, the house is laid out exactly as it is described in the book, so on your house tour, you'll get to see the kitchen, Anne's small room, and Matthew and Marilla's larger ones. Once a favorite place of Montgomery's to visit as a child, the house is now run by the descendants of her cousins, the original owners. Don't forget to brave the Haunted Woods, which are just behind the house; access is included in the house admission fee. 8619 Cavendish Road, Cavendish.

The Anne Museum { via } 2) The Anne Museum. Originally owned by Montgomery's aunt and uncle, this house was where she lived after her mother fell ill from tuberculosis and died when Lucy Maud was just a toddler (her dad left town and eventually remarried). Today, it's still owned by her aunt and uncle's descendants. For fans of the novel, the Lake of Shining Waters on the property may inspire some to recreate Anne's reading of "The Lady of Shalott," though, hopefully, without the near drowning. 4542 Route 20, Park Corner. L.M. Montgomery's birthplace { via } 3) L.M. Montgomery's birthplace . Although Montgomery didn't live in this house for long--only 21 months--it is still a major attraction among fans of her novels. Here, you can see a replica of her wedding gown, period furniture and household items, and scrapbooks of her college and teaching years. Intersection of Routes 6 and 20, New London. { via } 4) L.M. Montgomery's burial plot .

Although Montgomery eventually left the island after she was married and did not return other than for occasional visits, her final wish was to be buried on Prince Edward Island, not far from where she'd grown up. She ended her own life at the age of 68 in 1942 after a long struggle with depression. You can find the grave of her and her husband (Reverend Ewin MacDonald) in Cavendish Cemetery, Cavendish. Avonlea Village. { via } 5) Avonlea . In order to disguise Cavendish in her novels, she called it "Avonlea." You can now visit a recreation of the village described in the novels here, where there are shops, a general store, an old school house, and more. 397 Capital Drive, Charlottetown. Anne of Green Gables: The Musical { via } 6) Anne of Green Gables Musical . For the truly committed, there's an annual run of the Anne of Green Gables play in Charlottetown. From June to August each year, you can attend a musical interpretation of Montgomery's first novel, which is, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world's longest running theatrical production.

And if you need even more Anne on stage, you can catch Anne & Gilbert this summer as well. Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown. Did you read the Anne series as a child? What literary landmarks have you visited? Island Information: Lucy Maud Montgomery and Anne HOME / LIFE IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND / ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE / Lucy Maud Montgomery and Anne L.M. Montgomery achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the map. She published some 500 short stories and poems and twenty novels. Nineteen of the novels were set on Prince Edward Island. "Anne of Green Gables" was published in 1908 and is the story of a orphaned girl sent to live on Prince Edward Island. The book and its several sequels enjoy international readership and inspired a successful television series, “Road to Avonlea”. The popularity of the Anne character has had a significant influence on the tourism trade in PEI. L. M. Montgomery's book,"Emily of New Moon", was also developed into a TV series.

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island | Literary Traveler Lucy Maud Montgomery An Island Tribute to a Great Writer Posted on March 5, 2002 On June 20, 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery received a copy of her first book, Anne of Green Gables, from the publishers, fresh off the presses. Little did Maud, as friends and family knew her, realize the impact of her story, and the delightful character she created, would have on the world. Anne Shirley went on to become a beloved literary character and a role model for millions of young girls. Anne of Green Gables, and Maud, gained renewed fame when the mini-series, Anne of Green Gables, was released in 1985. The series earned countless awards, including an Emmy for Best Children’s Movie of 1986 and a George Peabody Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting. A sequel quickly followed in 1987, and in 1990, a weekly series entitled Avonlea, based on four of Maud’s other books, was introduced to the world.

In the United States, Avonlea was shown on the Disney Channel and won three Emmy Awards. In Canada, where the series originated under the title Road to Avonlea, it proved to be a very popular series, securing millions of viewers each week and winning various awards, including fifteen Geminis, the Canadian equivalent to an Emmy. At the end of the 1990s, a third and final mini-series was made, wrapping up the Anne of Green Gables trilogy on television. The three mini-series and the television series may not have been completely faithful to Maud’s work, but they kept alive the spirit of her writing and her characters. A whole new generation was introduced to Anne Shirley, myself among them. I became a fan of Anne of Green Gables when my mother purchased the book for me to read after I saw the original mini-series. This mischievous orphan who welcomed me into a world of imagination and natural beauty forever touched my life. I was left with a hunger for more and I quickly devoured the other seven Anne books, as well as every other novel Maud had written.

Her other characters, like Emily Starr from the Emily of New Moon series and Sara Stanley, the title character of The StoryGirl, danced into my life and showed me a whole other world, but it was always to Anne I returned. Nineteen of the twenty novels Maud wrote take place on Prince Edward Island. Each year Prince Edward Island receives thousands of visitors, many of whom are on a pilgrimage to see the land made famous in the Anne of Green Gables series. It is Canada’s smallest province, just off the coast of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Maud spent thirty-six years on the island and her spirit is still felt there. I knew I would one day visit Prince Edward Island, and I did, ninety years after Anne of Green Gables was published. Before leaving home I did my research. I found out about the Green Gables House, where it was located and the best time to go. I also found out about Maud’s birthplace in the small town of New London and her Uncle John’s home in Park Corner. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874 in a little yellow house in the town of Clifton (now New London) on Prince Edward Island.

Her mother was Clara Woolner Macneill, a pretty young woman of twenty-one, and her father was a thirty-three year old merchant named Hugh John Montgomery. Not long after giving birth, Clara came down with tuberculosis. When it became apparent that his wife was too ill to care for a child, a new home, and herself, Hugh John moved his family into the Macneill homestead with his in-laws. They lived in Cavendish, a small farming community on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, where they ran the town post office out of their home. Even with medical care and her mother acting as her nurse, Clara succumbed to the illness on September 14, 1876 at the age of twenty-three. Maud was not yet two years old when her mother died; yet she carried a strong memory of Clara with her. According to Maud, she could remember her mothers wake. She could see Clara lying still and, while her father held her, Maud reached down and felt the coldness of her mother’s cheek. Hugh John sold his business in Clifton and spent much of his time traveling between Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan.

The pull of the Canadian West proved to be strong and in 1884, Hugh John settled permanently in Saskatchewan. Maud was left in the care of her grandparents, Lucy and Alexander Macneill. Maud’s grandparents were an elderly couple who had raised their own six children and by the time Maud came along they had little patience for a rebellious, emotional child. She had no parents to turn to for protection and comfort and often felt like an outsider within her extended family. She was teased and criticized by aunts, uncles, and cousins. Her grandparents loved and cared for her, but from a distance. Maud often felt that they had taken her in more out of a sense of family duty than anything else. There are quite a few similarities between Lucy Maud Montgomery and her most famous creation, Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables. Although Maud’s father was alive for the first twenty-six years of her life, she was virtually an orphan who was raised by her elderly grandparents. Anne was also an orphan. Her parents had died when she was a baby, and she lived with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, an elderly brother and sister.

Both Maud and Anne had a deep love of nature, they would both talk to flowers and hug trees. Many of the places that existed in Maud’s world existed in Anne’s. Maud and her friends played in the Haunted Wood, a wooded area near Green Gables inhabited by tall, thin spruce trees and full of deliciously scary noises. Anne and her friend, Diana Barry, had many adventures wandering through the Haunted Wood. There is a beautiful pathway called Lovers Lane that leads from Green Gables to a small meadow. Maud enjoyed many an evening stroll down Lovers Lane and she passed this joy onto her creation. When she was in school, Maud had a close friend by the name of Nate Lockhart. Education was very important to Maud and she and Nate competed regularly in class for top honors. In the Anne books, Anne and Gilbert Blythe were always in competition, particularly on Anne’s end. Cavendish is the small town in which Maud grew up and she used it as a model when she created the fictional town of Avonlea in the Anne books. Like Avonlea, Cavendish is a pretty village. Fields of wildflowers run along side the road.

Acres of potato plants, each one topped with delicate white flowers, surrounded by homes and farms. And just beyond the emerald fields, past the ruby roads and dunes, lay the bright sapphire ocean. Green Gables existed in both Cavendish and Avonlea. Green Gables had actually been the home of Maud’s grandfathers cousins, David and Margaret Macneill. Maud and her grandparents lived nearby and she spent many days exploring the grounds surrounding the Green Gables farm. When she came up with the idea of writing a story about an orphan girl who was sent to a brother and sister by mistake, instead of the boy they wanted, Maud decided to have it take place at Green Gables. The house and surrounding land, including the Haunted Wood and Lovers Lane, has been a part of Prince Edward Island’s National Park since 1936. Stepping over the threshold is like crossing a portal of time into the 1890s. Green Gables has been furnished and restored based on descriptions in the Anne books, the details are amazing, and nothing was overlooked. We arrived at the Green Gables house early in the morning to avoid any crowds.

The white farmhouse rose before us, surrounded by flowering bushes and gardens. We saw life, as it might have been lived by Anne, and her guardians, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. Bonny, the apple-scented geranium, sat on the kitchen windowsill just as Anne had described. The slate she had broken over Gilbert Blythe’s head lay in pieces in her bedroom, not far from the treasured dress with the puffed sleeves that hung on the closet door. Marilla’s sewing room was set up, awaiting her busy hands to finish a half-completed quilt. The infamous amethyst brooch was attached to a pincushion on the table beside Marilla’s bed. In the kitchen was the wood box where Matthew sat to remove his boots while he planned how he was going to get Anne the dress with the puffed sleeves. And the spare room was made up and waiting for a welcomed guest to rest within. As we walked through the surrounding woods, we discovered why Maud and Anne had christened them the “Haunted Wood”. The sea breeze forever blowing inland caused the slender spruce trees to sway and creak, creating an eerie, ethereal sound.

As we next meandered down Lovers Lane, I half expected to see Anne and Diana around the next bend. It was easy to imagine Matthew walking up from the barn, weary with exhaustion, yet never once regretting adopting Anne instead of a boy who could help with the farm work. I couldn’t help but getting lost in the moment and forgetting that they were all fictional characters who had never set foot on Green Gablessoil. We continued to retrace the steps of Maud’s life. A large sign hanging beside the door on a tiny, yellow house in New London proclaimed it to be Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birthplace. The house is a tribute to Maud’s life beyond her writing. The rooms are furnished, as they might have been when Maud was born, some furnishings were even donated by members of the Montgomery family. Her wedding dress and traveling outfit she wore as she and her husband, Reverend Ewen MacDonald, left for their honeymoon were displayed in the front parlor along with a few of her scrapbooks. Once or twice a year Maud made the twelve-mile trip to Park Corner, the ancestral settlement of the Montgomerys.

She went to visit her paternal grandfather, the Honorable Donald Montgomery, a former Senator, and his wife Louisa. Just up the road from her grandfather’s home was the place Maud once called The wonder castle of my childhood. Her uncle John Campbell and his family lived on a farm Maud had affectionately named Silver Bush after the silvery undersides of the silver maple leaves that became visible when the wind blew. The farm was the setting of the Pat of Silver Bush books which Maud had written. Park Corner was also transformed into the King farm for two of her other books, The Story Girl and The Golden Road. We saw the parlor in which Maud had exchanged wedding vows with Reverend Ewen MacDonald and outside a man dressed as Matthew Cuthbert offered wagon rides around the house and beautiful gardens covered the gently sloping side yard that led to the road. When I first read the Pat of Silver Bush books, I couldnt quite understand her intense love and attachment to the house. After touring the provincial, cozy home, I was fully able to appreciate her devotion. A warm contentment surrounded me as soon as I crossed the threshold.

In the book Mistress Pat, the sequel to Pat of Silver Bush, Maud described the house as a house from which nobody ever went away without feeling better in some way… It was a house where you felt welcome the moment you stepped into it. It took you in, rested you. To enter a home in which thousands of visitors enter each year and feel truly welcomed, as though they were expecting you, is a wonderful feeling. The warm reception makes it an enjoyable experience to explore the house that was once happily haunted by a young Maud Montgomery. Most of the characters and objects Maud would describe in her books really existed and she mentally collected all the stories she heard from her family and turned them into delightful stories to share with her readers. I found mementos of so many of Maud’s stories within and around Silver Bush. The bookcase in the front parlor was the one in the Anne books where Anne met Katie Maurice, who was really Anne’s own reflection and the only friend she had when she had lived with the Hammonds, the family who had taken her in before she arrived at Green Gables.

Below the Silver Bush farmhouse is the Lake of Shining Waters which Anne had seen as she rode with Matthew on her way to Green Gables from the Bright River train station. On a fence post near the pond is a sign which reads: “They had driven over the crest of a hill. Below them was a pond. I shall call it let me see The Lake of Shining Waters. Yes. That is the right name for it. I know because of the thrill.” In the kitchen sat a large blue chest, which belonged to Eliza Montgomery, a distant relative of Maud’s, it was fictionalized in The Story Girl where it had belonged to Rachel Ward. Both women had been left at the altar on their wedding day and both women had filled their trunks with the mementos they had collected for married life and ordered them to be left locked up until they decided otherwise. For a year when Maud was fifteen, she lived with her father and stepmother and their two young children in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It was a difficult time for Maud.

She did not get along well with her father’s young wife, Mary Ann and she was forced to give up her schooling for two months so that she could care for her half-brother and sister. But it was while she was in Saskatchewan that she was published for the first time. She sent a poem to the Daily Patriot, the newspaper of Prince Edward Island’s capital, Charlottetown. It was a piece called On Cape Le Force based on a local Prince Edward Island story. Homesickness drove her back to Cavendish after a year with her father, but in that time she had had pieces published in the Montreal Witness, as well as the local Prince Albert Times,and another one in the Charlottetown Daily Patriot. When she returned home to Prince Edward Island, her grandfather urged her to write an article about her trip to Saskatchewan that was published by the Daily Patriot. Maud attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown for a year before accepting a teaching job in Bideford, Prince Edward Island, a small north shore fishing village. While at Bideford she met and agreed to marry Edwin Simpson, a man she did not love, but whom she found intelligent and handsome.

They shared a love of literature and she respected him as an equal. The following year Maud moved on to a teaching position at Lower Bedeque. While there, she boarded with the Leard family. Herman Leard was their oldest child and the first man Maud truly loved. She kept her engagement to Edwin a secret and, although she knew it was wrong, she spent a lot of time with Herman. The closer they became, the more Maud loved Herman, but she also knew she could never marry him, because he was not worthy of her, he was not the romantic ideal she had as a young girl. Their life together would be a struggle to survive, she saw him as an uneducated farmer, beneath her station. In March of 1898, Maud returned to Cavendish to help her grandmother run the post office after the sudden death of her grandfather. That same month she wrote to Edwin and officially broke off their engagement. Convinced she was over Herman, Maud took a trip to Lower Bedeque to visit the Leards. As soon as she saw Herman she knew immediately that her feelings had not changed and she still loved him deeply.

Maud returned to Cavendish and eight months later Herman died after a long bout with influenza. When Maud heard of his passing, she was so distraught she wished for her own death. Maud lived an unhappy existence in Cavendish over the next few years. Pensie Macneill, one of her close friends from school, died of tuberculosis and she grew apart from her other friends. She hid her feelings well, worked hard and dedicated at least an hour or two a day to her writing. In late 1901, one of Maud’s cousins, Prescott Macneill, agreed to live with Grandmother Macneill so Maud could pursue a career as a newspaperwoman in Nova Scotia. For the next year Maud was truly happy working for the Halifax Echo as a proofreader and editor of the society page. June of 1902, Maud returned to Cavendish where Grandmother Macneill was miserable with Prescott. Maud resumed her role as postmistress and continued writing. By 1906, four publishers had rejected Anne of Green Gables. Maud hid the manuscript away in a hatbox and continued writing poetry and articles.

Reverend Ewen MacDonald became minister of the Cavendish Presbyterian Church in 1903, but he lived in the nearby village of Stanley until 1905 when he moved to Cavendish. Over the next year, Ewen and Maud grew close and in 1906 he proposed. Maud accepted, under the condition that they wait until her grandmother passed away. Two years later, L.C. Page Co. in Boston published Anne of Green Gables. On March 9, 1911 Grandmother Macneill died, leaving Maud free to marry. It was in front of the parlor fireplace at Silver Bush that Maud and Ewen were married on July 5, 1911. Their first born son, Chester Cameron MacDonald was born on July 7, 1912. In August 1914, their second son, Hugh Alexander, was stillborn, leaving Maud devastated. The MacDonald family was completed with the birth of Ewan Stuart MacDonald on October 7, 1915. All three children had been born while they lived in the Leaskdale Manse in Uxbridge, Ontario.

Ewen served as minister there from 1911 until 1926. During this time, Maud wrote and published The Story Girl, her favorite book, and its sequel, The Golden Road; a collection of short stories called The Chronicles of Avonlea, four more Anne books, the first two Emily of New Moon books, and her first adult novel, The Blue Castle. Success in the writing world did not mean an easy life for Maud. She experienced anxiety and fear over the arrival of the First World War. There were court battles with L.C. Page Co. over reprint rights and their withholding of royalties. Her husband Ewen suffered from mental relapse and bouts of melancholia. In February 1926, Ewen accepted the offer to be minister for Norval and Union, Ontario. His health continued to deteriorate and he was forced to leave the ministry in 1935. Maud and Ewen bought a home in Toronto and settled there. Anne of Ingleside, Maud’s final completed novel, was published in 1939.

She tried to put together a collection of short stories in 1940 and attempted to write a sequel to her 1937 book Jane of Lantern Hill, but on April 24, 1942 Lucy Maud Montgomery died. Her funeral was held at Green Gables and she was buried in the Cavendish cemetery. In her lifetime, Maud saw twenty novels published and wrote hundreds of poems, articles, and short stories. Her husband, Ewen, died the following year on December 18, 1943. Maud and Anne are highly visible throughout Prince Edward Island. There is the Anne of Green Gables store that sells only products relating to the Anne books, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and her other works. There is even an Anne Chocolates Store, selling fudge and chocolate that is made on site. Anne of Green Gables The Musical is in its 37th season at The Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. And every August since 1993 there has been the L.M. Montgomery Festival in Cavendish. It lasts for three days and is full of activities to help visitors better relate to L.M.

Montgomery and her work. There is an old-fashioned ice cream social, readings from her works, traditional music, dancing, and games. The festival is closed with a memorial service where historians discuss the impact of L.M. Montgomery’s work. The most recent addition to Cavendish is the Avonlea Village. It is a small village based on the descriptions in Maud’s books and what life was like during the late nineteenth century on Prince Edward Island. There are stores and bakeries with architecture, furnishings, interior designs, and products just as they would have been during Maud and Anne’s time. Visitors can also see the schoolhouse where Maud taught and the Long River Church she attended. Staff, including Anne and Diana, walks throughout the village telling stories and playing games, dressed in period costumes. The line between reality and fiction is happily blurred on this island. Lucy Maud Montgomery created a world full of beauty and fun as seen through the eyes of a mischievous orphan. Prince Edward Island is a beautiful tribute to a great writer and characters she created. More on the Web L. M. Montgomery suicide revealed - Prince Edward Island - CBC News L. M.

Montgomery suicide revealed Posted: Sep 22, 2008 7:43 AM AT Last Updated: Sep 22, 2008 4:49 PM AT Related Stories (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.) Both Montgomery and her husband suffered from depression. ((Canadian Press)) The granddaughter of Lucy Maud Montgomery has revealed a long and closely held family secret about how the author of Anne of Green Gables died. In an essay in the Globe and Mail on Saturday, Kate Macdonald Butler said Montgomery committed suicide. She said there was a note, which she's never seen, but she was told it asked for forgiveness. Macdonald Butler said it seemed appropriate to lift the secrecy on the 100th anniversary of the publishing of Montgomery's first and most famous book. She was inspired to reveal the truth because of a series published in the Globe on mental health, and she hoped it would help get rid of the stigma of mental illness.

Society has the idea that depression happens to "other people," she wrote, and in particular that it doesn't happen to our "heroes and icons." Lucy Maud Montgomery published about 500 short stories and poems, and 20 novels, 19 of which are set on P.E.I. Montgomery community buzzing with the news There has been a lot of discussion in the online Montgomery community about the article, said Mark Leggot, chair of the L. M. Montgomery Institute in Charlottetown. Leggot said comments among the 600 members of the Kindred Spirits List have been varied. "Things like, 'You know there has been rumours in the community for years,' or 'I'm so surprised and shocked,' and a very common one is, 'It's nice to see the family use such a prominent figure to educate people about mental illness and the issues associated with that,'" he said. "It's actually quite a range of things that to a large degree reflect the issues that Kate rose in the article." Leggott said he didn't know it was coming, but he was not surprised that such a creative and well-loved author as L. M. Montgomery suffered from a mental illness.

Mental health group applauds announcement The news that Montgomery killed herself will likely encourage families of people who have committed suicide to get help, said Reid Burke, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association on P.E.I. 'This is not a new issue.' — Reid Burke, Canadian Mental Health Association Burke said Macdonald Butler's essay brings home the message that mental illness affects people of all types, even famous authors. '[It's] very positive to see her stepping forward, making sure that people understand that this is not a new issue. This is an issue that people dealt with for years," he said. "After all this time, it is actually becoming more acceptable, when they come forward and talk about how her grandmother struggled. There is that kind of myth that if you don't talk about it, it will go away. And it doesn't go away. It affects families and the survivors for years." Burke said the family's decision to reveal how Montgomery died shows that great strides have been made in recent years to de-stigmatize mental illness. Both Montgomery and her husband Ewan Macdonald suffered from depression. She died in 1942 at the age of 67. He died a year later.

Macdonald Butler said she discussed revealing Montgomery's suicide with her family and that they agreed. CBC News spoke with Dr. Mary Rubio, Canada's best-known Montgomery scholar, who declined to be interviewed but did say the note and the context around it will be part of her upcoming Montgomery biography. Prince Edward Island - Home of Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables Advertisements "Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world." - L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables When the novel Anne of Green Gables was first published in 1908, most people could only dream of visiting its magical setting. As the book became popular around the world, it's likely that many readers had no idea where Prince Edward Island was. They may have even wondered, "Is it a real place?" Today, millions of the book's fans have made the trip to PEI and discovered the land that captivated Anne in Lucy Maud Montgomery's stories. And for those who just can't get enough of their favourite red-headed girl, or the woman who created her, there are Anne-related attractions all over the Island.

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery | PenguinRandomHouse.com Add to Cart About Anne of Green Gables Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Get the news you want from Penguin Random House About L. M. Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was born in the village of Clifton (now New London) on Prince Edward Island in Canada. She was brought up by her grandparents after her mother died when she was two. Later her father moved away… More about L. M. Montgomery Product Details

Question: Which series of novels by L M Montgomery is set on and around Prince Edward Island?
Answer: Anne of Green Gables